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Mayor's policing plan

The Mayor arrived at the launch on a bicycle despite the arctic conditions Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis/PA Wire

The Mayor of London has released his Police and Crime Plan, confirming which front counters are to close.

Boris Johnson claims the plan will put more officers on the streets, drive down crime and make policing more efficient.

The Mayor's office says "The plan heralds long-overdue changes to the Met estate – with almost 500 buildings, costing £203 million a year to run, it is vast and expensive.

"The Mayor’s estate plans are projected to save £60m in running costs that can help balance the Met budget and protect frontline policing. Previous figures show less than 50 crimes a night are now reported at front counters in police stations."

But his figures have been disputed by the Green and Labour parties, who say he's using out-of-date figures. Below is a full list of the police stations that are to close under the plan.